I wrote so many articles on the celiac disease, I am not really sure anymore about what should I say. The celiac disease is a very delicate disease that damages progressively the small intestine. The people who have the celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, which is a substance found in wheat. Unfortunately for people who have the celiac disease, this substance, called gluten, can also be found in lip balms or drugs.

The presence of gluten in the organism of a person with the celiac disease will destroy the villi, which protects the small intestine. This means that the person who has the celiac disease will not assimilate food anymore, no matter how much they eat.


The celiac’s disease symptoms before diagnosis can be abdominal pain and bleeding, diarrhea, vomiting or constipation. Some other celiac’s disease symptoms before diagnosis can also be pale stool and dramatic weight loss. If the celiac disease occurs in small children, the disease will of course affect and damage the natural development of the child. Adults with the celiac disease may have symptoms like fatigue, arthritis, osteoporosis, seizures, infertility or skin rashes. Once you detect these symptoms, the best thing you can do is see a doctor and take some tests to see if you really have the celiac disease or if the symptoms have other causes.


The celiac disease appears to be very common. 1 in 22 people have this disease, as the researchers have discovered. The celiac disease can be diagnosed with the help of blood tests, intestinal biopsy, Dermatitis Herpetiformis and screening.


The treatment for the celiac disease is first of all a gluten free diet. This is why people who have the celiac disease should carefully read the labels of the products they are buying, including skincare products, like lip balms and see if they contain gluten or not. Doctors recommend the help of nutritionists and dieticians in order to create a special gluten free diet for the patient with the celiac disease.


In order to remain healthy, people with the celiac disease should avoid gluten food for the rest of their lives and treat the symptoms with antibiotics prescribed by the doctor, in case the symptoms reappear. In some rare cases, even if a patient with the celiac disease starts a gluten free diet, the damage of the small intestine may continue. This is why these patients will need to receive nutrients with the help of a bloodstream.


The researchers are trying to develop new ways of diagnosing the celiac disease. One of the most interesting methods is that in which the patient takes a small capsule that contains a tiny camera. This camera will show doctors the damage of the small intestine, the gravity of the situation or if there is any damage to the villi.


For more information on the celiac disease and the new methods of diagnosis discovered and created by scientists, you can access americanceliac.org.